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Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked has always been opinionated. During a battle with Polygram Records, she even cited the 13th Amendment (yes, the one that prohibits slavery) to get out of her record […]
Festival of Friends
The Gretna Heritage Festival isn’t Jazz Fest, and it certainly isn’t Voodoo, either. Kerry Brown wouldn’t have it any other way. No stranger to the local music circuit, Brown has […]
YouTube du Jour: Henry Butler
Henry Butler offers his interpretation of Scott Joplin’s ragtime classic, “The Entertainer.” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT2R_VhoQSg[/youtube]
OffBeat Podcast: “Four Minutes” with Lumar LeBlanc
OffBeat‘s Colin Jones interviews the snare drummer and leader of the Soul Rebels.
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On the Eve of Katrina’s Anniversary
Harry Shearer’s keynote address at the Rising Tide bloggers conference Saturday was a sobering one. “We’ve lost the media war,” he said, speaking of New Orleans and the way Katrina’s […]
One Caveat
One concern after this mornings culture panel at the Rising Tide 4 bloggers conference: How many bloggers will treat what they heard as gospel, and how many will do additional […]
Back to the Garden
Anyone who grew up in the 1970s or later has had to live with the premise that they missed rock ‘n’ roll’s best days. The Rolling Stone history of music […]
Live Review: When Schools Collide
Half-naked girls, big rims, and loud jewelry are now synonymous with hip-hop, but on August 6, these stereotypes took a backseat to the music. The “Footprints in Hip-Hop Tour” featured […]
My Penance
Last week, I took a drubbing for considering what the obits for Willy DeVille might say about him and his art – not because I was necessarily wrong, but […]
